28-05-2014
Enrico Mazzaroni accomplished his dream: having high cuisine arrive in Montemonaco, a small village in the province of Ascoli Piceno, and meet the mountain tradition of his region. Il Tiglio, tel. +39.0736.856441, is named after the monumental lime tree, estimated to be around 400 years old, which is in front of the restaurant
One thousand meters above the sea level, on the slopes of the Sibillini mountains, twenty years ago a young academic researcher dreamt of becoming a chef and bringing high cuisine up here. Years of studying the cuisine bibles, of constant commitment, next to his mother, in the kitchen of the family restaurant, years of halts and great creative leaps later later, this dream is finally taking shape: his name is Enrico Mazzaroni, Il Tiglio is his restaurant, an elegant refuge made in stone, surrounded by the silence of a small hamlet in Montemonaco.
Preparing a dish: the menu at Il Tiglio is divided into six tastings with three starters, two first courses and one main course
Enrico Mazzaroni’s suckling pig
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born in the Marche in 1983, she eats, writes and speaks of food full time. She’s a journalist and co-founder of web magazine Foodie.it